A story of love (Part 10, page 2 of 4)

As the hall burst into applause, the dancers laughed in relief, all those hours of punishing practice seemed to be paying off. Swati clapped loudly and gestured for them to come closer. As she stood pointing out changes and mistakes that her practiced eye had detected, Abhay turned to Manvi and looking down at her said grudgingly,

” Chottu, you were good.”

She grinned up at him, feeling vindicated; he had been a merciless taskmaster, never a word of praise for his partner till now.

He turned to smile fawningly at someone who had come up behind them and Manvi instinctively knew who it was. Her body tensed and she felt the blood rush to her face. No need to turn, she thought, I know who it is…